General Election 2017: Who are Lincolnshire's MPs and how many votes did they all get?

It has been a night of surprises as the General Election results came in with Theresa May seeing her Conservative majority vanish after she called the snap poll.

This was also replicated in Lincolnshire which threw up one big shock when Labour ended Karl McCartney's seven-year period as Lincoln MP.

Here's what happened in the county:

Lincoln goes red

Karen Lee

In Lincoln, Labour's Karen Lee said it was 'time for change' as she was elected MP with a 1,583 majority.

There were cheers at Lincoln Drill Hall as the NHS nurse and city councillor claimed victory with 23,333 votes, compared to her nearest rival,Karl McCartney, who polled 21,795 votes.

"I'm excited and looking forward to the future and to representing Lincoln," Lee said. "I feel very proud and privileged. Lincoln is where I was born – it's all about Lincoln for me.

"People have had enough of the Tories. We've had seven years of austerity – well, some people have.

The total number of votes for each candidate is as follows:

Phil Gray, Independent 312

Caroline Kenyon, Liberal Democrats 1,284

Karen Lee, Labour 23,333

Benjamin Loryman, Green 583

Karl McCartney, Conservative 21,795

Iain Scott-Burdon, Independent 124

Nick Smith, UKIP 1,287

Matt Warman

Boston and Skegness

Conservative Matt Warman held on to the constituency with 27,271 votes to UKIP leader Paul Nuttall's 3,308.

Boston's Paul Kenny for Labour was second with 10,699 votes.

Mr Warman said: "It has been a huge honour to serve this constituency. We have been talking about Brexit for two years and now it's about how to deliver it. I would like to thank all who have supported me as well as my wife and my daughter."

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"This election should have been about Brexit, we have now got to look at that and deliver it for people – I am committed to doing it," he said.

The total number of votes for each candidate is as follows:

Edward Leigh,Tory, 31,790

Catherine Tite, Labour, 14,767

Lesley Rollings, Lib Dem, 3,630

Victoria Pearson, Green, 1,238

Louth and Horncastle

Tory Victoria Atkins increased her majority from around 15,000 to around 17,000, beating Labour's Julie Speed.

She said: "I'm delighted and incredibly honoured to be re-elected. My priorities back in Parliament will be continuing to campaign for better broadband and jobs and making sure Louth and Horncastle is still a wonderful place to live."

The total number of votes for each candidate is as follows:

Victoria Atkins, Tory, 33,733

Julie Speed, Labour, 14,092

Jonathan Noble, UKIP, 2,460

Lisa Gabriel, Lib Dem, 1,990

The Iconic Arty Pole, Monster Raving Loony, 496

Sleaford and North Hykeham

Conservative Dr Caroline Johnson won again, after taking the seat for the first time in 2016.

This time, she gained 42,245 votes to win, miles ahead of Labour candidate Jim Clarke with 17, 008 votes.